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Free Software Magazine: Who Needs the Command Line? (Well, Actually, We All Do)

“As you might have guessed this is going to be a brazen and
shameless plug for the command line. I write it to throw in my
tuppence-worth after my own Linux experiences. I am also concerned
about a new generation of users coming to GNU/Linux without a
proper understanding of the underlying reasons for its superiority
over Windows but this not a blow by blow comparison.

“Since I began using GNU/Linux the desktop has made enormous
advances and recently, with the imminent release of Windows Vista
hoving into view there has been some understandable hubris in an
attempt to show that if Vista is going to have it the Linux desktop
probably already has it: 3D desktop, wobbly windows and rotating
cubes…”


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